As part of a sweep through southern states ahead of Super Tuesday, Ted Cruz stopped by the restaurant Blackfinn in Montgomery. Cruz started the day making stops throughout Georgia, including Atlanta. From Montgomery, Cruz's next stop is in Little Rock,…
Lt. Col. Greg Harbin has seen it all. He's been deployed 8 times from Saudi Arabia to Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he is very proud of his service, it has come at a cost. "I still have the shrapnel in…
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On Tuesday at the top of your ballot you will vote for president, then you are going to see a ton of names that can get a little confusing. This is where you will be voting for delegates. Say you…
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An Alabama lawmaker is seeking to have drivers ticketed if they are staying too long in the far left lane of an interstate. Republican Rep. Phillip Pettus of Greenhill is sponsoring a bill to limit the amount of time drivers…
Four presidential hopefuls will court Alabama voters in the final days before the Super Tuesday primary. Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are scheduled to make stops around the state before Tuesday. Former President Bill Clinton will…
Court records show a woman accused of sexually abusing a teenager has been arrested in Alabama. 54-year-old Victoria Juanice Hollaway was arrested Thursday for her sexually abusing the victim who was under the age of 16. A Shelby County grand…
Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Montgomery this weekend to campaign for wife Hillary Clinton ahead of Tuesday presidential primary. On Saturday, February 27, President Clinton will hold a public event to get out the vote for Hillary Clinton in…
Authorities have identified a Georgia man who was shot by a deputy after he fled police and brandished a firearm during a chase in Alabama. Henry County Sheriff Will Maddox told local news media Friday that Alex Tivias Green faces…
Mark W. Crowe, 19, who has been charged with 9 counts as a result of Thursday morning’s Elmore County home invasion, was present for a scheduled bond hearing today. Crowe is charged with Sodomy 1st, Robbery 1st, Breaking & Entering (2 counts), Theft…
Alabama is no stranger to severe weather, and the Alabama Department of Revenue want you to be always be prepared for when severe weather strikes. Beginning Friday, February 26 at 12:01 AM until Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 12 midnight, the…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is endorsing Donald Trump in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Christie says at a news conference in Fort Worth, Texas, that Trump "will do what needs to be done to protect the American…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded three grants totaling $29,950 to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in east Alabama. Bentley awarded a $10,200 grant to Rape Counselors of East Alabama which serves Chambers, Lee, Macon and Tallapoosa counties.…
A suspect was arrested early Friday at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. after corrections officers observed a suspicious person near the facility’s perimeter fence. At approximately 3 a.m. Friday, a corrections officer manning the prison’s tower observed the…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that holders of Alabama’s Permit to Carry Pistol in Vehicle or Concealed on Person are no longer required to undergo additional background checks each time they purchase a firearm. The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol,…
Alabama homeowners have good reason to take advantage of the state’s tax holiday on severe weather supplies this week. State Farm®, Alabama’s largest home insurer, says the state remains one of the most active states for wind and tornado damage.…
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture will collaborate with the Tuskegee University Archives to preserve and share significant parts of the nation's Civil Rights Era with the world. A news release from Tuskegee University says…
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The Alabama Senate has approved a lean General Fund budget that could mean cuts to Medicaid services in the state. Senators approved the$1.8 billion spending bill Thursday on a 24-10 vote, sending it to the Alabama House for consideration. The Senate-passed…
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The City of Troy Breaks ground on the expansion of Golden Boy Foods. The expansion allows for an additional 50 new jobs for the area and gives the plant a second production line to continue in the peanut butter industry.…
